old habits die hard

成語所屬單字die

old habits die hard — 慣用語

1. used to say that it is very difficult to stop doing something that you have been

1.慣用語
釋義

老習慣很難改掉;積習難改

used to say that it is very difficult to stop doing something that you have been doing for a long time, especially a bad habit.

例句

Defne still checks her work email every hour on holiday — old habits die hard.

I know I should stop biting my nails, but old habits die hard.